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1X1 LED Desk Lamp by Victor Vetterlein

The 1X1 LED Desk Lamp by New York based designer Victor Vetterlein is as simple as it gets. The single wood stick (made from factory cut-offs) is internally weighted at one end and comes with a separate bendable rod that is is used as the lights stand. The user can re-bend and move the rod around to customize the lamp and direct the light to where they need it.

1X1 LED Desk Lamp by Victor Vetterlein

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Friends With Benefits, A collaborative print project by Erin Wallace

Friends With Benefits is a collaborative printmaking project run by Baltimore based illustrator and printer Erin Wallace. In their first edition, Piles, seven different artists contributed artwork that was then beautifully letterpress printed in two colors by Erin onto 5″x 7″ cards.

The seven artists are, Andrew Neyer, Sam Alden, Jen Mussari, John Chae, Jordan Bernier, Alyssa Nassner and Luke Pearson. Each collection will be printed in a limited edition of 100 sets and sold for $65.00 on the Friends With Benefits website.

Box of Cards, Friends With Benefits

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100Copies – Limited Edition T-Shirts & Posters by Thomas Yang

100Copies is a new initiative by Singapore based designer Thomas Yang. The series of T-Shirts and posters are a mash-up of Yang’s two loves, bikes and art. Each edition will only be produced in a limited quantity of 100 items, hand numbered and signed by the artist.

You can get your limited edition bike art on Yang’s website, 100Copies.

Ride Your Love, 100Copies, Thomas Yang

This Weeks Posts 10/01/11 — 10/07/11

This Weeks Post

1. Paintings by Geoffrey Johnson

These beautiful paintings by North Carolina based artist Geoffrey Johnson feel perfect for this time of year. His monochromatic palette and blurry brush work fit perfectly with the changing season, the cold weather, rain and somewhat melancholy feeling of fall.

2. Bravo Tray Table by Gianluca Di Ioia for Lamidea

The Bravo Tray Table, designed by Gianluca Di Ioia for the Italian brand Lamidea, is a brilliantly simple folded aluminum tray table made from a single sheet of metal with four bends.

3. Type Love: Mishka by Emil Karl Bertell of Fenotype

Mishka is a super playful upright script designed by Emil Karl Bertell of Fenotype. The typeface comes in two styles, Regular & Italics, both with clear letter forms and a huge helping of extras.

4. BloomX Collection by MTH Woodworks

The design duo of Michael Thomas Host & Tanja Hinder of MTH Woodworks, a Vancouver, BC based furniture company, has just released the BloomX Collection of tables. These amazing tables, a coffee sized table and two smaller side tables, have salvaged birch branches artfully cast into resin tops.

5. Ravenscroft Desk by Leohard Pfeifer

The Ravenscroft Desk by London based furniture designer Leonhard Pfeifer is a beautiful piece that was just launched at the recent Maison & Objet fair in Paris. The solid Oak desk features a crossed leg design, nodding to the traditional farmhouse style, but with a modern update to its form.

Ravenscroft Desk by Leohard Pfeifer

The Ravenscroft Desk by London based furniture designer Leonhard Pfeifer is a beautiful piece that was just launched at the recent Maison & Objet fair in Paris. The solid Oak desk features a crossed leg design, nodding to the traditional farmhouse style, but with a modern update to its form.

The upper section looks perfect for an extra monitor and creates divided space below to keep your paperwork and accessories. Leohard built in a shelf below to hold wiring and peripherals. The Ravenscroft Desk is produced in Europe by furniture brand Woodman.

Ravenscroft Desk by Leohard Pfeifer

— Via Design Milk

BloomX Collection by MTH Woodworks

The design duo of Michael Thomas Host & Tanja Hinder of MTH Woodworks, a Vancouver, BC based furniture company, has just released the BloomX Collection of tables. These amazing tables, a coffee sized table and two smaller side tables, have salvaged birch branches artfully cast into resin tops. The frame comes in either bleached beech wood or steel, and the resin of the tops comes in a myriad of colors. The pieces are all made to order, so custom sizes are available.

BloomX Collection by MTH Woodworks

Type Love: Mishka by Emil Karl Bertell of Fenotype

Mishka is a super playful upright script designed by Emil Karl Bertell of Fenotype. The typeface comes in two styles, Regular & Italics, both with clear letter forms and a huge helping of extras.

As part of the complete Mishka set, you get Mishka Ornaments, a set of over 90 typographic ornaments designed to work perfectly with Mishka Regular and Mishka Italic. The complete set is $45 over on MyFonts.

Type Love: Mishka by Emil Karl Bertell of Fenotype

Bravo Tray Table by Gianluca Di Ioia for Lamidea

The Bravo Tray Table, designed by Gianluca Di Ioia for the Italian brand Lamidea, is a brilliantly simple folded aluminum tray table made from a single sheet of metal with four bends. Bravo has two levels so you can have your laptop out and a cup of coffee at the same time, keeping the two separate. The Bravo Tray Table is available for €56.00 (about $75) in four colors from Lamidea.

Bravo Tray Table by Gianluca Di Ioia for Lamidea

— Via Design Milk

Paintings by Geoffrey Johnson

These beautiful paintings by North Carolina based artist Geoffrey Johnson feel perfect for this time of year. His monochromatic palette and blurry brush work fit perfectly with the changing season, the cold weather, rain and somewhat melancholy feeling of fall. More of Geoffrey’s work can be seen on the Hubert Gallery website.

Paintings by Geoffrey Johnson

— Via The Fox Is Black

This Weeks Posts 09/24/11 — 09/30/11

This Weeks Post

1. I Love Creative Thinking promotional poster by Jose Ortiz

I Love Creative Thinking is an awesome self-promotional piece by Brooklyn based designer Jose Ortize and a really beautiful example of letterpress capabilities.

2. La Vittoria Branding by LG2 Boutique

La Vittoria is an amazing gala event to raise money money for the Breast Cancer Foundation of Quebec and LG2 Boutique’s branding and event collateral for this years even is nothing short of spectacular.

3. Birds in Watercolor by Abby Diamond

Birds in Watercolor is a beautiful on-going series by Pennsylvania based student and Illustrator Abby Diamond. These vibrant and exciting paintings seem to come alive with movement through Abby’s use of color, shape, drips, and washes.

4. Seascape Wallpaper by Abigail Edwards

Abigail Edwards’ new wallpaper pattern, Seascape, is truly beautiful. A simple repeating line drawing that blends into the wall when your not paying attention, but becomes a wonderful landscape of rolling waves that draws your eye further in when you look a little closer.

5. RGB Wallpaper by Carnovsky

This RGB wallpaper by the Milan based studio Carnovsky features three color layers, one each in pure Red, Green, and Blue creating a wild pattern than when washed with corresponding light color, splits each of these layers apart, revealing each layers image in detail.

6. Beautiful Gadget Sleeves & Bags by Stash

These bags and gadget sleeves by Stash Bags are really beautiful. All hand made by Mari in Omaha, Nebraska using gorgeous vintage fabrics. She’s got iPad, iPhone, Ipod, laptop, e-reader and camera bags in some really beautiful fabrics.



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